Love? Please allow me to simulate it first!

At this moment, the four girls in the light music club were almost fainting from laughing. Kotobuki Tsumugi, who showed the demeanor of a young lady, performed relatively well, but her face was a little red from holding it back. Hirasawa Yui lowered her head with puffy cheeks and her body was shaking uncontrollably, like a hamster stealing food. Tiananaka Ritsu and Akiyama Mio pinched each other's thighs to prevent the other from bursting out laughing.

When Ijichi Kouka saw the awkward look of Nakamura Mine who seemed to want to say something but couldn't, the smart and considerate girl suddenly seemed to think of something, and quickly pulled Kita Ikuyo, Yamada Ryo and Goto Ichiri to one side and started to talk in a low voice.

"Do you remember that Afeng's family situation is very complicated? Afeng seems to be reluctant to talk about the girl named Feixue."

"Well...Afeng once said that he doesn't get along with many of his relatives..." Goto Ichiri said cautiously.

"Sorry... did I say something wrong just now..." Kita Iku said with some self-blame.

"It's okay, but let's try not to mention the girl named Feixue in front of Afeng." Yidi Chi Hongxia instructed.

"Ok!"

"OK......"

(But if that was the case, why would Feng ask her to be their foreign aid? And...even if they are relatives, there is no reason why they would look so similar, right?) Yamada Ryo was still skeptical about this in his heart, but he did not say anything, but he was more cautious about it.

"Ahem~ Let's get back to the matter of 'undetermined Role'!" Ijichi Kouka returned to her original position and quickly changed the topic that she thought would embarrass Nakamura Mine, and Nakamura Mine's relieved state seemed to further confirm her previous speculation.

“Let me confirm with you all again! In order, there will be demo review, online voting, and live review.”

“It seems that the final decision will have to be made in the form of a music festival.”

"Um..." Akiyama Mio raised her hand and asked.

"Please~"

"If the demo is reviewed, do we still have to record the album?" Akiyama Mio asked a little uneasily. After all, the light music club had hardly carried out any decent music activities before this, and now she felt like she had jumped several steps at once.

"Singing, recording! It feels like a band!" Hirasawa Yui was a little excited.

"No, we are actually a band..." Tianzhong Ritsu couldn't help but complain. Ijichi Hongxia chuckled and began to respond to Akiyama Mio's question.

“Of course, and the demo review is due in April, so we have to make the song and MV and do a lot of activities before then.”

"MV? Activity?" Hirasawa Yui's expression gradually became wise.

"It's about recording our original songs, and then using various methods to let more people know us." Nakamura Mine explained to Hirasawa Yui. Otherwise, looking at her confused look, today's trip would probably be in vain.

"That's right! So just performing live once or twice a month is not enough! Why not try performing on the streets? And it's free!! It looks like we'll be busy in the next six months." Ijichi Hongxia said enthusiastically, while Ijichi Hoshige, who "passed by" and "accidentally" heard it, had an indescribable expression on her face.

"I say~~~~ the store's shifts still have to be arranged normally for me... and you guys can just work more part-time in the store and schedule more live shows, right?"

"That's 30,000 yuan for one time! We can't do that!" Ijichi Hongxia retorted. Although they have accumulated some regular customers now, they are still a long way from being self-sufficient through performances.

"Um, store manager, do you know that the winning prize for this competition is one million~" Nakamura Mine took very small steps and came to the side of Ijichi Hoshika.

"So what?" Yidizhi Xingge narrowed her eyes. She smelled a conspiracy.

"Just let us perform live in the store as we please, and when we win the championship you can just take the performance fee from the prize money."

"Oh~? What if you didn't win the championship?" Ijichi Xingge's eyes gradually became playful.

"Ahem~ Investing always involves risk."

"Risk? Haha, then I'll just deduct it from your salary. I calculated that you'll probably have to work for free..."

"I didn't say anything just now! Manager, you should go and have a rest!" Nakamura Mine immediately rushed back to his original position.

"Heh~" Yidizhi Xingge chuckled and left.

"Does it cost so much money to perform in an exhibition hall?" Tianzhong Ritsu wanted to back out, as she didn't have much pocket money every month.

"Huh? Why do I have to get paid for the performance?" Hirasawa Yui tilted her head. She subconsciously thought that since it was their performance, they should be the ones receiving the money. She had originally planned to show off in front of her sister that she had started making money.

Chapter 278 Discussion

"Well, a lot of people think that way, but it's not true at all. Most bands pay for their performances out of their own pockets. After all, if they are not famous, few people will be willing to buy tickets, and they simply cannot afford the venue fees."

"That is to say, if we want to perform in the performance hall during tea time after school, we must also..." Akiyama Mio's tone was trembling with fear, in contrast to Kotobuki Tsumugi's excited expression.

"Are you going to work part-time? Let's do it together!"

"Tsumugi, you really like part-time jobs..." Tianzhong Ritsu looked helpless. Speaking of part-time jobs, there is someone here who is as afraid of part-time jobs as Goto Ichiri.

"Feng... do you have to work part-time?" Akiyama Mio asked pitifully while tugging at Nakamura Feng's sleeve. Seeing her like this, it was really hard for Nakamura Feng to tell her the cruel truth, but there was no other way. After all, it was a scam... After all, it was he who invited them to participate in the competition together, so he still had to be responsible for explaining this matter clearly.

"Well... Actually, yes. Even if we don't perform at the exhibition hall, it would cost a lot of money just to shoot music videos, so..."

"Why is this happening..." Akiyama Mio was completely depressed. She had come to the competition to earn prize money, but now she had to work part-time to earn money and then spend it. If that was the case, wouldn't it be better to just use the money she earned from working part-time to buy a bass?

At this time, Akiyama Mio had completely understood that she had been fooled by Nakamura Mine, and her eyes couldn't help but become full of resentment.

"Ahem... Don't look at me like that. Even if it's not for the competition, Mio, don't you want to record our own MV so that more people can hear the music of the light music club?" Nakamura Mine felt a little embarrassed by being stared at by Akiyama Mio, but he quickly explained. This was also his original purpose. Although it might be a bit strenuous for one person to be a member of two active bands, he really didn't want the light music club to fall behind too much.

Moreover, if the band carries out activities, everyone can see each other often during the holidays. This is actually what Nakamura Mine values ​​the most, although he is too embarrassed to say it out loud no matter what.

"Uh... That being said..."

"It's okay, Mio, everyone will be with you!" Hirasawa Yui said the embarrassing words very naturally.

"Yes, Mio! Don't forget that our goal is the Budokan! It's just a small part-time job, it can be done easily!"

"Mio, let's work hard together!"

"Ah~ The relationship among everyone in the light music club is still as harmonious as ever~ Compared to you guys, our side is..." Ijichi Nijinka looked at the light music club members with pink mist floating around with a little envy, feeling that this was the girlish atmosphere that should exist when high school girls are together. Then she glanced at her side. Not to mention the common property of Nakamura Minami, Yamada Ryo and Goto Ichiri looked away at the same time after feeling the gaze of Ijichi Nijinka.

"By the way, why don't we try to shoot more performance videos and put them online? If you can accumulate fans, it should be helpful for the subsequent online voting, right?" Nakamura Mine suggested.

"Oh! Good idea! Adopt it! Since it's a matter of online promotion, let's leave it to our Internet Minister Kita!" After expressing her approval, Ijichi Kouka said to Kita Ikuyo.

"Okay! I'll try my best!" Kita Ikuyo also looked very motivated.

"Then we can't fall behind! Our network minister...well...it's decided!" Tianzhong Ritsu glanced at several of his companions and finally turned his gaze to Akiyama Mio.

"I think it's Mio!"

"Why is this happening!?"

"Because Mio, you usually like taking pictures and stuff, so to put it bluntly, these are all similar things, right?" Tianzhong Ritsu pouted and muttered in a semi-coquettish tone.

"It's completely different! Oh... okay, leave the post-production editing to me, but we agreed in advance that we all have to shoot together!" Although her expression seemed a little resentful, Akiyama Mio happily accepted the task. It happened that she had been learning some software for sound adjustment and editing recently, which came in handy.

"Very good!" Tianzhong Ritsu pretended to be a general and puffed out his chest.

"How about we check out some popular bands of our age? And listen to their songs at the same time!" Ijichi Hijiri Natsumi Kita Ikuyo suggested as she had opened her laptop computer at some point.

"What a good idea!" Kita Ikuyo, who had originally planned to create a band account on the spot, immediately wanted to search for the current popular young bands, and everyone also gathered around consciously.

"The electronic rock band [Beast Rio], which is active mainly in Tokyo, plays a new type of music that combines electronic dance music with rock."

"It sounds so cool!" Although Hirasawa Yui doesn't quite understand what electronic rock and electronic dance music are, it doesn't stop her from showing an expression of admiration.

"The Osaka band [Namba Girls], they add a lot of parody elements to their songs, which is very popular among young people. It feels like a comic band!"

"Imitation, imitation?" Hirasawa Yui felt that the unfamiliar terms he heard today were seriously beyond the scope of the syllabus.

"Also known as parody or imitation, it is the borrowing of other works in one's own work for the purpose of ridicule, mockery, play or even tribute." Yamada Ryo explained.

"Ooooh! That sounds amazing!"

"Ryo knows a lot! He's really eager to learn~" Ijichi Kouka couldn't help but praise her good friend, but when she turned around, she saw Yamada Ryo continuing to read on his phone:

"The above is the relevant information brought to you by this website."

"Damn modern kids! They only know how to check on the Internet!"

"Ah, look at this, it introduces Ms. Otsuki's band! And it especially introduces Ms. Otsuki as the captain!" Kita Ikuyo's voice once again attracted the attention of several people. The people in the light music club had already known this not-so-familiar senior from the same school, because Nakamura Mine had dragged her to the light music club several times. Except for Akiyama Mio, who had more contact with her, the impression of others was that she seemed to be a senior who played in a band and was not very frank in her words.